Post by zwaps on Dec 2, 2007 17:02:18 GMT -6
To have a sound plan and an answer for every question is always a good idea.
But aren't we Football coaches totally overscheming everything?
Every step needs to be taught, every defense needs to be reckognized, ever situation needs are rule.
I have been teaching a youth group in Germany, which means I have been teaching former or active soccer players.
The mentality is completely different.
Let's look at pass protection. Because I didn't have the time and they didn't have the knowledge, I pretty much taught a "scheme" where you have your place in the line, do a certain starting step and then block the first guy who goes into "your" direction. Everything else is for the backs, who also block the first guy shooting for their direction.
Yeah, it was installed in pretty much 30 seconds. And it works.
They are used to thinking on their own.
A first-practice receiver ran a route, but changed it midway. He just went "well it wasn't open, so...". Option route. For free?
Obviously if this goes to far, you end up having fights ("it was your guy") and confused kids. You also need to still teach the right techniques. If you get beat on a block, it doesn't matter who you block.
I often coached alone. It was a hobby project.
But since I didn't have much time to actually coach, I ended up giving responsibility to the players.
I taught the line how to block (this was still gap scheme stuff) and then just told them where the runningback is coming through and they should just figure out how to open a lane.
Three practices they had their own system. It worked for basic plays and it was theirs - they were proud of it.
I can actually see positive benefits, making kids think by themselves, just giving them the "tools" (techniques) and ideas and help here and there.
I have never seens kids have so much fun, or rather, beeing so involved.
I know this wouldn't work on any competitive level and my example takes it to the extreme (it wasn't really intentional, it was a time thing), yet it made me think that we never really teach the kids to consider the scheme, what really happens on the field. We just teach reads and rules and call them "smart" if they can memorize stuff.
I guess the quintessence of this might be: make them think. Point out the problem to them and ask them for their solution.
Since then, I always do this.
"Now he comes through here. What are we going to do? How can we block him?"
They might not come up with the ideal solution, but you can nudge them to it. And they sure as hell don't forget "their" scheme.
What's your take on this approach?
How much of this stuff do you use?
But aren't we Football coaches totally overscheming everything?
Every step needs to be taught, every defense needs to be reckognized, ever situation needs are rule.
I have been teaching a youth group in Germany, which means I have been teaching former or active soccer players.
The mentality is completely different.
Let's look at pass protection. Because I didn't have the time and they didn't have the knowledge, I pretty much taught a "scheme" where you have your place in the line, do a certain starting step and then block the first guy who goes into "your" direction. Everything else is for the backs, who also block the first guy shooting for their direction.
Yeah, it was installed in pretty much 30 seconds. And it works.
They are used to thinking on their own.
A first-practice receiver ran a route, but changed it midway. He just went "well it wasn't open, so...". Option route. For free?
Obviously if this goes to far, you end up having fights ("it was your guy") and confused kids. You also need to still teach the right techniques. If you get beat on a block, it doesn't matter who you block.
I often coached alone. It was a hobby project.
But since I didn't have much time to actually coach, I ended up giving responsibility to the players.
I taught the line how to block (this was still gap scheme stuff) and then just told them where the runningback is coming through and they should just figure out how to open a lane.
Three practices they had their own system. It worked for basic plays and it was theirs - they were proud of it.
I can actually see positive benefits, making kids think by themselves, just giving them the "tools" (techniques) and ideas and help here and there.
I have never seens kids have so much fun, or rather, beeing so involved.
I know this wouldn't work on any competitive level and my example takes it to the extreme (it wasn't really intentional, it was a time thing), yet it made me think that we never really teach the kids to consider the scheme, what really happens on the field. We just teach reads and rules and call them "smart" if they can memorize stuff.
I guess the quintessence of this might be: make them think. Point out the problem to them and ask them for their solution.
Since then, I always do this.
"Now he comes through here. What are we going to do? How can we block him?"
They might not come up with the ideal solution, but you can nudge them to it. And they sure as hell don't forget "their" scheme.
What's your take on this approach?
How much of this stuff do you use?
